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Granted Patent B2
US 12,389,823 · App. 17/727,917 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Working machine including a lock member that restricts operation of a trigger member

Inventor: Noriaki Takahashi (Anjo, JP)
Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
A01D34/824A01D34/68A01D2034/6843A01D2101/00
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Patent No.
US 12,389,823
App. No.
17/727,917
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A working machine may include a body, a working part, a prime mover, a handle, a trigger member configured to be operated by the user for driving the prime mover; and a lock member. The handle may be configured to shift between a working state and a non-working state. The lock member may be configured to: move between a non-restriction position and a restriction position, be positioned at the non-restriction position when the handle is in the working state, be positioned at the restriction position when the handle is in the non-working state, and move from the non-restriction position to the restriction position in response to shift of the handle from the working state to the non-working state.

Claims (64)

1. A working machine comprising:

a body;

a working part disposed on the body;

a prime mover;

a handle attached to the body and configured to be gripped by a user;

a switch mechanism for driving the prime mover;

a trigger member configured to be operated by the user for driving the prime mover and configured to be movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position is a position where the trigger member does not contact the switch mechanism and the second position is a position where the trigger member pushes in the switch mechanism; and

a lock member,

wherein

the handle is configured to shift between a working state and a non-working state,

the lock member is configured to:

move between a non-restriction position and a restriction position, wherein when the lock member is positioned at the non-restriction position, a user's operation on the trigger member from the first position to the second position is not restricted, and when the lock member is positioned at the restriction position, the user's operation on the trigger member from the first position to the second position is restricted;

be positioned at the non-restriction position when the handle is in the working state;

be positioned at the restriction position when the handle is in the non-working state; and

move from the non-restriction position to the restriction position in response to shift of the handle from the working state to the non-working state.

2. The working machine according to claim 1 , wherein

in response to shift of the handle from the non-working state to the working state, the lock member is configured to move from the restriction position to the non-restriction position.

3. The working machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the lock member is a lock pin configured to move in response to shift of the handle,

the handle comprises a lock groove in which the lock pin slides,

at the restriction position, the lock pin restricts the user's operation on the trigger member by a part of the lock pin projecting from the lock groove, and

at the non-restriction position, an entirety of the lock pin is housed in the lock groove.

4. A working machine comprising:

a body;

a working part disposed on the body;

a prime mover;

a handle attached to the body and configured to be gripped by a user;

a trigger member configured to be operated by the user for driving the prime mover; and

a lock member,

wherein

the handle is configured to shift between a working state and a non-working state,

the lock member is configured to:

move between a non-restriction position and a restriction position, wherein when the lock member is positioned at the non-restriction position, a user's operation on the trigger member is not restricted, and when the lock member is positioned at the restriction position, the user's operation on the trigger member is restricted;

be positioned at the non-restriction position when the handle is in the working state;

be positioned at the restriction position when the handle is in the non-working state; and

move from the non-restriction position to the restriction position in response to shift of the handle from the working state to the non-working, wherein

when the handle is in the working state, a weight of the lock member acts in a direction in which the lock member moves from the restriction position to the non-restriction position, and

when the handle is in the non-working state, the weight of the lock member acts in a direction in which the lock member moves from the non-restriction position to the restriction position.

5. The working machine according to claim 1 , wherein

at the restriction position, the lock member directly restricts the user's operation on the trigger member.

6. The working machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the handle comprises a lock-off member configured to be operated by the user, and

while the lock-off member is operated by the user, the trigger member is operable by the user.

7. A working machine comprising:

a body;

a working part disposed on the body;

a prime mover;

a handle attached to the body and configured to be gripped by a user;

a trigger member configured to be operated by the user for driving the prime mover; and

a lock pin configured to be moved in response to shift of the handle,

wherein

the handle comprises a lock groove in which the lock pin slides and a lock-off member configured to be operated by the user,

while the lock-off member is operated by the user, the trigger member is operable by the user,

the handle is configured to shift between a working state and a non-working state,

the lock pin is configured to:

move between a non-restriction position and a restriction position, wherein when the lock pin is positioned at the non-restriction position, a user's operation on the trigger member is not restricted, and when the lock pin is positioned at the restriction position, the user's operation on the trigger member is restricted;

be positioned at the non-restriction position when the handle is in the working state;

be positioned at the restriction position when the handle is in the non-working state;

move from the non-restriction position to the restriction position in response to shift of the handle from the working state to the non-working state; and

move from the restriction position to the non-restriction position in response to shift of the handle from the non-working state to the working state,

wherein at the restriction position, the lock pin directly restricts the user's operation on the trigger member by a part of the lock pin projecting from the lock groove, and

at the non-restriction position, an entirety of the lock pin is housed in the lock groove,

wherein when the handle is in the working state, a weight of the lock member acts in a direction in which the lock member moves from the restriction position to the non-restriction position, and

when the handle is in the non-working state, the weight of the lock member acts in a direction in which the lock member moves from the non-restriction position to the restriction position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2022
From: TAKAHASHI, NORIAKI
To: MAKITA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059910/0297 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-077545 · Apr 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220346312A1 · Nov 3, 2022
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